The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-28
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IIo stnEgers Into Court after Passing I
u ~ slssplsss Night. l'
New YoRK, June 27.-Jake Sharp tot
tered into court this morning lookin,
4 weird and worn. The reason for this wa
TINT ho passed terrible night, not owe,
getting as much sleep "a was his lot satur
day night. Mrs. Sharp, who had 'boel
privileged to remain with him. had NO
rested one moment during the night.
With the beginning OF the reading o
his testimony before the Senate Investi
eating Committee Sharp opcned his lus
trelesa eyea and attempted to interest him
. self In the proceedings. &
The first business Of the aeaslon was te
again adjourn the June Oyer and Ter
minor to Monday, June II, after which
Harrison d. Kerr, one Of tho Seventh
Avenue Railroad directors, was called az 4
witness for the prosecution, but he failing
to respond, Senate Stenographer Correlj
was recalled to the stand whilo the balance
Of the teoiimony Of Sharp before the Sen.
ate Committee, or go much thereof as the
prosecution deslred. was read by Mr.,
Nicoll. H. sq Il, ~ nm - n =, -
| Mr.. Nicolf flushed reading the tcsti.
mony at ll:l7 o'clock and the people
rested their case. \. ~ s
| Ex.Aidermaa F1llgraT came into court
thin morning and had short private con.
ference with Peter Mitchell, of counsel
for the defense, and hurriod out, cloeely
followed by the District Attorney who
acted as though he WAS fearful that the
States best witness was going to turn
traitor and he must do something to pre-.
vent 1t. 2- sd' sE;E .rf07 - N = =
A ton minutea' rest was taken alter
the prosecution closed, after which Mr.
Parsons began the opening address for the
defense. - 7~S7II : :,
Mr.. Parsons said that the duty had
fallen upon him to open for the defense,
but before he proceeded to do 80 he had
two motions to make that he desired to
appear on the record. First, to- ask the
prosecution to elect whether It would
stand upon that psrt OF the indictment
charging an agreement to bribe Fullgraff,
or on tha. part alleging that he was in
TACT bribed by Sharp. Motion denied, b
Second, that the court advise tho iury
to aequit the defendant as tho CAGE now
stands under Section 40 OF the Code Of
Criminal Procedure: This motion was
also denied and an exception taken.
| @6 PARSONS OPENING SPEECH,
Mr.. Parsons then opened as follows: "If
there has been any expectation tha. coun-
sci for tho defense supposed that this case
was to be won by the use Of elegant rhe.
tofic, by eloquent appeals to the sym.
psthy OF the jurors, that expectation will
be hardly. realized by anything that l shall
have to say" ~ t.,g,s> :
BE recounted the difficulties under
which the defendant labored, and warned
the jury not to be mialed by the testimony
OF Miller and Pearson, who arc not alleged
to have been bribed by Sharp in the in.
dictment on trisl. He cautioned thom
sgain5. permitting such testimony 10
deepen their Impression against the de-
fendant. 80 :,
Mr.. Parsons said that the defense would
show that the combine among the alder.
men for "business purposes" Was not in
stlgated by the defendant or by the off.
cers OF his company, but was q scheme
concocted among themselyes for their own
wicked ends. He said the testimony OF
the chief witness for the prosecution
FullgrsE-himself proved that fact.
Counsel asked tho Jury if the proaecu-
ton had proved anything beyond the fact
that the aldermen had consprod 10 lew
tax on every project that cams before
them. He asked If the prosecution had
proved anything to show that the defend
ant had corrupted or dehauched these al.
dormen. He paid his attention next to
the iniormers aud said that Colonel Bliss,
who acted as Sharp's council during the
Senate investigation, would testify that
IShsrp was not allowed to refuse to testify
before that body, but was forced to in
terminate himself ~
| 81 have yet to learn" Mr.. Parsons con-
icludsd, shat there ia one law ior the rich
and another law for the poor" This was
an answer TO Mr.. Nicoll's remarks about
Sharp's wealth. m
Sw- SHARP ADVISED TO TESTIFY.
Mr. Parsons vas strongly opposed to
the reading OF Mr.. Sharp's testimony be-
fore the Senate Investigation Committee,
thus making him, contrary to law, a wit.
ness against himsslf. But under all the
disadvantages surrounding him, he de.
MED that he had any connection with the
$500 900, which the prosecution says was
"a corruption fund. We will put Mr..
Dliea on the etsnd to tell that he
advises Mr.. Sharp 10 testify, and
he will say that after consulting with the
moat eminent lawyers they all agree that
what he paid there could not be used
against him. The prosecution Gays there
was an agreement between Sharp and the
Aldermen. This they have not proved.
| Tho laws say you cannot convict on the
uncorrchorated evidence Of an accomplice.
Where in al this Csss is there any cor.
roborstion oil tho informer ?" g
] Mr.. Parsons concluded his address with
sn appeal to the jury no. to be Influenced
by anything but the evidence in determin.
ing thoir VERDICT. He had spoken for al
most five hours. -.4& &$tt55 3;5
The frat witness called lor tho defense
waa John NJ. Scribner, Of Robinson,
iScribuer & Bright, counsel for the Broad.
way surfaca railroad. He began to
lgiye the history Of the efforts made
Ito get franchise for Broad
way railroad, but was interrupted
| by an objection from Qistrict Attorney
Nicoll, who claimed that the pbople had
put in all the evidence necessary on that
point. Charles H. Hooper WAS then called
and produced the railroad bill Of 1888, and
its veto by Goyernor Cleveland. Charles
R. Dayton, journal clerk OF the Assembly,
passage OF the bill Of 1884. He was on the
ataad when the hour Of adjournment ar,
J rived. a!5i5ii S43S
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